I think Thorn cycles are ugly

[yello]

Am I a heretic?

I know they are good, solid and reliable machines but I just can't bring myself to actually like them. I think there's just something course, ugly, unrefined about them.

Okay, yes, I've justed outed myself as a Rapha cyclist but looks to play a part too don't they

 

[mickle]

Yup. Mingers.

 

[User482]

Well, my Thorn is pretty.

 

[just jim]

It is possible to build up a "Thorn-a-be" with a basic mtb frame and various ebay bits. You get a good solid (and HEAVY in my case) land-rover for less outlay.

 

[Kirstie]

That bike ^^^ would be a lot less ugly if it didn't have that brooks saddle on it.

[ducks]

 

[Hover Fly]

I think you mean

That brooks saddle^^^ would be a lot less ugly if it didn't have that bike on it.

[ducks]

 

[swee'pea99]

That bike ^^^ would be a lot less ugly if it didn't have that brooks saddle on it.

[ducks]

Be a bloody site more painful to ride but.

 

[byegad]

My Club Tour with butterfly bars is a thing of beauty and a joy forever.
Except I'm no longer allowed to ride it.

 

[Flying_Monkey]

I'm sure they do a job, but yes, they do ming big time.

 

[Crackle]

That bike ^^^ would be a lot less ugly if it didn't have that brooks saddle on it.

[ducks]

<takes stick and pokes hard>

 

[Kirstie]

<takes stick and pokes hard>

Ow!
I say, sir, do you mind?
<finds pointier stick and waves it menacingly in crackle's direction>

 

[Twenty Inch]

They are ugly, but they have an attractive rugged integrity in the same way that a land-rover does. You know it'll outlast more modern, sleek but ultimately lightweight models.

 

[Tim Bennet.]

You know it'll outlast more modern, sleek but ultimately lightweight models.

In the same way a Trabant or a Lada outlives a "more modern, sleek but ultimately lightweight car?"

 

[Mr Phoebus]

I think Thorn cycles are ugly

Can't you cover it in panniers and a large Carradice so it's hidden away somewhere underneath?

 

[Crackle]

Ow!
I say, sir, do you mind?
<finds pointier stick and waves it menacingly in crackle's direction>

<Grins mischievously, as he knows Kirstie's current state of mobility is only up to waving stick about and then skips off still grinning>


Anyway, I kinda like Thorns but then I prefer function over form, each to their own though.